Rubber heel attaching means



l Patented Jan. 5, 1932 v i l UNITED STATES IBATENT-f'fpricgf Application led August 21, 1929. Serial No. 387,342.

The object of this invention is to provide lie lat between the leather heel 3 and thel improved means for detachably securing a rubber heel 4 without necessitating the rerubber heel in place, the aim being to make cessing of either heel to accommodate the the securing means inexpensive and simple of spring, thus permitting the heel-attaching operation and capable of use with any standmeans to be used in conjunction with any 50 ard make of rubber heel. vstandard make of rubber heel. However, if

In the accompanying drawings: desired, the rubber heel may have a shallow Figure 1 is a fragmental side elevation of recess 13 in its upper side to receive the a shoe equipped with a device embodying the spring.

features of my invention. The ends of the arms 12 are bent to form 55 Fig. 2 is a section on line 2-2 of Fig. 8.; hooks 14 `adapted to project into openings 15 Fig. 3 is a section on line 3--3 of Fig. 2. in the end portions 6 and 7 of the band. To

Fig. 4 is a section on line 4-4 of Fig. 1. allow for variations in the height of the In the drawings 1 is the backstay of the leather heel these openings are preferably shoe and 2 is the shank of the sole. 3 reprevertically elongated as shown in Fig. 4. In oo Y sents that portion of the leather heel which order that the means for drawing the end` is retained for conjoint use with the rubber portions 6 and 7 together shall be as inheel. The latter is indicated at 4. l conspicuous as possible the openings 15 are The means for securing the heel 4 in place in the form of narrow slits and a. portion of Y comprises a sheet metal band 5 which fits the sheet metal adjacent to one side of each 65 around the leather heel 3. The ends of the slit is bent soas to overlie and'conceal the band overlap in :front of the leather heel.v -As hook 14. shown in Fig. 2, the band 5 conforms in shape The Voperation is as follows: to the cross-sectional form of the leather heel. The leather lheel which is to be provided That portion of the band which extends with a rubber portion 4 is reduced in height v 70 across the front side of the heel isv of less toa suitable extent. The band 5 is distended height than the remainder of the band in orsufficiently against the tension of the spring der to accommodate the shank 2. Along the to permit of slipping the band up over the Y upper edgel of the remainder of the band 5 leather heel until the iange 8 engages in the is an inturned flange 8 adapted to enga-ge in crevice between the baclrstay 1 and the shank the crevice between the backstay 1 andthe The band 5 isthen sprung apart suffishank 2 and thus secure the band 5 against ciently to permit of slipping the rubber heel downward displacement. The lower edge of up into Contact with the leather heel or the the band 5 except the end portions 6 and 7 spring, whereupon the spring is permitted has an inturned sharp edge 9 to indent the to exert tension to cause the rubber heel to 80 rubber heel4 and thus hold the latter in place. be tightly gripped by the lower portion of Means is provided t0 engage the overlapthe band. It will be apparent that the opping end portions 6 and 7 and draw said end eration of attaching 0r d-etaching a rubber y portions toward each other in order to hold heel isso simple that a new rubber heel may the main portion of the band 5 closely against be readily substituted for one that has bethe leather heel 3 and the rubber heel 4.N The come worn. j

means herein shown for this purpose con- The form of the securing means is such sists of a spring 10 bent to form the single that it is inconspicuous and not readily discoil 11 and the two arms 12. This spring is tinguishable from a leather heel, as it will made as thin as practicable so that it may be understood that the band 5 is enameled 90 r heel causing engagement of said band n With the heel portion and said rubber heel.

In :testimony whereof, Ilhave hereunto afxedlmy signature.

FRANK P. .MIES. 

